ANKARA (AA) - European Union expressed that it is deeply worried about bloody intervention on two protest camps set-up by pro-democracy groups in Cairo, Egypt.
The European Union said on Wednesday that reports of the number of civilian protestors who have died due to the crackdown are extremely worrying," and has called for extreme restraint by all sides in Egypt.
Noting that the violence will not bring any solution to the current deadlock, Michael Mann, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, said they noted the crackdown by security forces.
German Foreign Ministry Guido Westerwelle expects Egyptian rulers to show respect for pro-democracy protests. Westerwelle said on Wednesday that bloodshed and violence should be prevented, and called for a political process inclusive of every political force to take place. German FM Westerwelle underlined that this message is also intended for Cairo by stating “we urge Egypt's provisional government and authorities to allow peaceful protest. We also wish other political forces to shun violence and not to call for confrontation.”
Germany's Foreign Minister Westerwelle cautioned German tourists to closely watch the ministry's recommendations regarding Egypt.
France's Foreign Ministry, expressed sorrow over the incidents in Egypt and called all parties to restraint.
The United Kingdom also stated that they are deeply concerned by reports from Cairo. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) released a statement in regards to the recent developments in Egypt which said "We are deeply concerned by reports from Cairo this morning. As the Foreign Secretary William Hague said in his statement on 27 July, now is the time for dialogue, not confrontation."
Moreover, the statement updated travel advice for Egypt "advising people to stay away from demonstrations and large gatherings of people."
Egyptian security forces have killed hundreds of protestors during efforts to clear two protest camps occupied by pro-democracy groups who protested ouster of country's first elected president Mohamed Morsi by the military.
Meanwhile, Imad al-Hout, a Lebanese parliamentarian from the Jemaati Islami Party, told AA that today's police assault aimed at provoking a civil war in Egypt.
Al-Hout told AA that the Jemaati Islami Party believed that the military coup in Egypt was unsuccessful, adding, "the party made a call to Egyptians to conduct a comprehensive dialog within the scope of the revolution of January 25." "Egyptians are struggling to bring back democracy and freedom. The military coup against Morsi aimed to disable Egypt's status in the Arabic world," said al-Hout.
